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June 21, 2021
Jean Wade Rindlaub: A feminine touch in a male-dominant industry
Before the fictional likes of Peggy Olson and Joan Harris in Mad Men, there was Jean Wade Rindlaub. She worked for BBDO for thirty-three years, rising to become the only woman member of the Board of Directors and vice president.
June 21, 2021
Paging Doctor Thornton: New Discoveries about the First Superintendent of the Patent Office in Hagley’s Collections
As a recent hire, I am still becoming familiar with Hagley and its collections.  Sure, I spend most of my time laser-focused on patent models, but the models are only a part of the museum collection.  And I have not had the opportunity to explore the library collection.  That all changed after a
June 21, 2021
Supermarkets, Segregation, and Late-20th Century Racial Capitalism
My dissertation project, “Checking Out of Urban America: Supermarkets, Segregation, and Late-20th Century Racial Capitalism,” seeks to transform our understanding of why and how supermarkets abandoned Black and working-class neighborhoods in U.S. cities.
May 24, 2021
Found! - A World War II film from Cinecraft Productions
The Cinecraft collection at Hagley is among the most extensive intact collections from an industrial film producer in the country.
May 18, 2021
What Every Shareholder Should Know
I had decided to come to the Hagley Library and Museum to better understand how corporate managers responded to the activities of shareholder activists featured in my dissertation. Hagley had been recommended to me as a great repository of material from companies like DuPont and General Motors, p
May 18, 2021
Crowninshield Garden Discoveries: Part Two
If you stand on the piazza, which is located outside the ground floor of the residence, on the left side of the house, and look out over the left side railing, you will see the swimming pool, which is part of the Crowninshield Garden.
May 18, 2021
FOUNDING CATALYST: FELICE N. SCHWARTZ AND AN EXTRAORDINARY VISION
Here at the Hagley Library, the processing is well underway on one of our recent major acquisitions, the Catalyst, Inc. records.
May 18, 2021
What is the Value of a Piece of Paper?
Image of resin seal on a letter written by Voltaire.

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